Durango Wheel Club

Men

1. Matt Shriver – 28:00,4/20/06

2. Noah Singer-28:05,3/13/08, Cloudy 50F 10-15 mph wind out of North

3. Ben Kneller-28:06,4/18/07,Very windy(20-25mph w/40mph gusts),61F

4. Troy Wells – 28:10,4/16/08,Partly Cloudy, 58F, 5-15mph wind out of S

5. Andy Guptill – 28:27, 4/13/06

6. Mike Schmidt-28:31,3/13/08, Cloudy 50F 10-15 mph wind out of N

7. Troy Wells-28:41,4/11/07 – Windy (10-15mph) and chilly – 52F

8. Ben Kneller -28:43,4/16/08,Partly Cloudy, 58F, 5-15mph wind out of S

9. Alister Radcliff-28:44 3/26/08-Sunny 58F,Wind ssw 5-12 mph

10.Grant Barry-28:45,4/18/07-Very windy(20-25mph w/40mph gusts),61F

11.Alister Radcliff-28:52,4/18/07-Very windy(20-25mph w/40mph gusts)

12. Jared Pitroski-28:53,3/13/08, Cloudy 50F 10-15 mph wind out of N

13. Alister Radcliff-28:57, 3 4/11/07 – Windy (10-15mph) and chilly – 52F

Women

1. Marisa Asplund-31:39,3/26/08, Sunny 58 degrees/Wind ssw 5-12 mph

2. Marisa Asplund-33:15, 4/11/07 – Windy (10-15mph) and chilly – 52F

3. Molly Hummel-33:34, 3/26/08, Sunny 58 degrees/Wind ssw 5-12 mph

4. Molly Hummel-33:35,3/1/06

5. Molly Hummel-33:39, 4/2/08, Sunny, 62F, 10-20 mph wind out of SSW

6. Martha Iverson-33:49, 4/16/08 – Partly Cloudy, 58F, wind S 5-15mph

From Bicycle Colorado:

Bicycle Safety Bill: Still Time To Call
Next Vote May Happen on Thursday or Friday
Senate Bill 148 for Bicycle Safety needs a final push from bicyclists statewide.

Thanks to everyone who called their Representative last week, we still have a chance to pass the House. Now opponents to bike safety are planning a slew of bad amendments in an attempt to kill or weaken the bill. Our bill is scheduled behind a number of others, so the delay is allowing the opposition to come up with more ways to negatively affect it. We need to finish strong and keep making calls.

If you haven’t called your Representative yet, please do so today — the first of two votes in the Colorado House may happen this Thursday or Friday (March 26 or 27). If you already have called, THANK YOU! Please extend your influence by asking a friend or neighbor to call too.

From Jeff Hammett’s Beer N Bikes site:

If you live in the Durango area (anywhere highlighted on this map), your Representative is Ellen Roberts. You can call her Denver office at (303) 866-2914 or email her (but a phone call is always better!) at: ellen.roberts.house@state.co.us

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This Sunday 3/29/09 FLC is holding a practice road race that is open to the public.

Start: 9 a.m. @ Bread
Course: Up Edgemont to Lemon Reservoir (KOM and Regroup) Continue to Vaellcito Dam (KOM and Regroup).
Men B & C, Women A&B Return to top of Edgemont (Finish Sprint Top of Edgemont).
Route Map: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/co/durango/751123790843676254
Men’s A continue down CR 501 to CR502 up through Texas Creek (Dirt Road section back to CR 234 , Neutral down Edgemont past Bread. Finish is at the top of Shalona off CR 250 in the valley.
Route Map: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/co/durango/877123790982664818

Contact: Matt Shriver

FLC Cycling Men’s Head Coach
www.cycling.fortlewis.edu
(970)-946-5570
shriver_m@fortlewis.edu

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Part of being a member of the DWC is volunteering some of your time each year. We could not function without your help. Please sign up for at least one of the following events!

Job: Follow car/Motorcycle for Saturday Group rides.

Who: 1-2 people with cars/motorcycles.

When: Every Saturday from March through August. Total time is 3-4 hours.

What: Good drivers who are familiar with how group rides function to follow the group rides on Saturday. Your car will have a sign on the back to alert motorists that cyclists are on the road.

Additional Compensation: $15 for gas, coffee and a snack.

Job: FLC/DWC Squawker Classic Omnium course marshals and registration.

When: April 11 & 12, 2009

Who: 35+ volunteers!!!

What: registration for the TT, Marshaling for the crit and road-race.

TT Registration: 4/11/09, 7:30 am to 9:30 am, 2 people.

Criterium: 4/11/09, 3 pm to 6 pm, 10 people.

Road Race: 4/12/09, 11:30 am to 4 pm, 22 people.

Job: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Criterium

When: May 24th

Who: 50 volunteers!!!

What: set-up and marshaling the IHBC downtown criterium.

Set-up: 5 am to 7:30 am. 10 people needed.

Morning: 6:45 am to 10:30 am. 15 people.

Midday: 10:15 am to 2:15 pm. 15 people.

Afternoon: 2 pm to 6 pm. 15 people.

All volunteers will receive a volunteer schwag-bag and be enrolled in the end of the season raffle for each shift that they complete!

Contact Spencer to sign-up: durangowheelclub@gmail.com

The Trading Post is now a permanent ‘Page’ located at the top of this site. Look above the DWC Logo and picture to find it. -SC

In Friday’s Durango Herald article I was quoted as saying that group rides going out during rush hour were bandit rides. In hindsight, I feel that I have used an inappropriate term to describe what I meant. My intention was to say that large group rides going out at rush hour were not being held or organized by the Durango Wheel Club. I certainly did not mean to imply that people can’t ride wherever and whenever they want, or that non-DWC group rides are bad or wrong. I know that for many, rush hour is the only time of day that is possible to ride: I understand and respect that fact. I believe that we should be able to cycle when and where we want as individuals or in groups. I strongly believe that cyclist have the right to share the roads with others and I hope that all cyclists take it upon themselves to do so in a safe and legal manner.

Sincerely,

Spencer

durangowheelclub@gmail.com

Colorado Bicycle Safety Bill is in Danger!
Senate Bill 148 will not pass the Colorado State House without your help. The final votes in the Colorado House could happen as soon as Friday, March 20!

The bill narrowly passed the House Transportation Committee late Tuesday night after drawn-out testimony from opponents.

Please call your Representative TODAY (details follow for finding their name and number).
If you make one call this year to help bicycling, now is the time.
ACTION NEEDED- Here is how to help:

1. Find your STATE House Representative and their contact info with the “Search by Zip Code” function at this website You will need your nine-digit zip code, find it at this website

2. Call (leave a voice mail) or email asking your STATE House Representative to:

Please support Senate Bill 148 for Bicycle Safety
-Keep the 3 feet passing distance
-Allow bicyclists to ride where it is safe
-Briefly tell why bicycle safety is important to you

(do not call U.S. Representatives Coffman, DeGette, Lamborn, Markey, Perlmutter, Polis, or Salazar.)

If anyone reading was riding the Road Apple trails on Sunday, March 8th, and witnessed the illegal ATV race that destroyed a section of West Road Apple, please send Rich Simmons of the BLM a statement. Rich is pursuing action against these violators. We need your help! Save the Road Apple! Call me if you need more info: 505-860-5524. Richard_simmons@nm.blm.gov.

Also, in the future, call in ATV abuse of the RAR trails. ATVs are not allowed on the RAR course and other singletrack trails attached therein. Call the San Juan Sherriffs Dept: 911 and ask for Sherriffs Dept non-emergency. Take your Cell, take a small camera, and take pictures! Thanks for your help.
Keith Ashmore, President, Velo De Animas, DWC member
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